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What Huge Star Wars: Episode 7 Spoiler Did J.J. Abrams Just Reveal?

Two big, fat Star Wars spoilers for Episode 7 have been released into the ether of the Internet. One rumor was churned up by the director himself. And the other? Well, the other is a huge, huge, huge freaking reveal—those of you who want to remain untouched for the great Star Wars reawakening should cover…

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 10 '14

A Timelapse Of All The Different Sights Astronauts See From The ISS

An astronaut aboard the ISS sees some pretty incredible things when he or she looks out the window. And now, this gorgeous timelapse consolidates some of the most amazing of those sights, so that the rest of us can get a glimpse, too. Put together by the ESA from images taken by astronaut Alexander Gerst,…

io9 Ria Misra Sep 10 '14

Samsung Storage, Credit Card Knives, Save $10 on Destiny [Deals]

This 64GB Micro SD card has dropped to $30 on a few different occasions, and always sells out quickly, so grab it fast. It has fantastic user reviews, and even a Wirecutter recommendation. [Samsung Electronics 64GB EVO Class 10 Micro SDXC with Adapter, $30] Get these deals and more, and earlier on Deals.Kinja. Connect with…

Tech News Shep McAllister Sep 10 '14

Report: Microsoft Will Ditch the Windows Phone and Nokia Names

Internal documents obtained by GeekOnGadgets reports that Microsoft will be killing off its “Windows Phone” and “Nokia” names for less confusing “Windows” and “Microsoft” replacements in time for the holidays. However, other terms, such as the Nokia created “Lumia” brand seems safe for now. The Verge has also confirmed that the leaked documents regarding the…

Tech News Darren Orf Sep 10 '14

Thorin’s Company looks marvellous as Lego figures

Finnish Lego fan Pate-Keetongu over at Cyclopic Brickshas spent almost two years crafting these awesome Lego ‘action figures’ of the cast from The Hobbit trilogy – and they look absolutely fantastic. The 15 models, one for each of Thorin and his dwarves, as well as Bilbo and Gandalf, took a total of 580 days to…

Tech News James Whitbrook Sep 10 '14

Time Capsule of Unpublished Books Won’t Be Opened Until the Year 2114

Sadly, you won’t be able to read Margaret Atwood’s new book. When it’s finally published you’ll be dead. Well, you’ll probably be dead. Because her latest work is going to be placed in a time capsule that won’t be opened until the year 2114. And hers isn’t the only book. “It does appeal to that…

Tech News Matt Novak Sep 10 '14

A Visual History of the iPod Click Wheel (R.I.P.)

The click wheel is dead! Long live the touchscreen. While Apple has moved on to brighter, and screenier devices, the click wheel remains one of our favorite input methods of all time. Call us sentimental, but let’s take a walk down memory lane. iPod First Generation Born: October 23rd, 2001. This is the thing that…

Tech News Brent Rose Sep 10 '14

Facebook Is Testing Self-Destructing Posts

Spotted by The Next Web, Facebook is testing a new feature that would allow people to schedule a time for their posts to be scrubbed from their timeline. This “Choose Expiration” feature lets you choose a life expectancy from 1 hour up to 7 days, based on user screenshots. Facebook has said they were testing…

Social Media Darren Orf Sep 10 '14

Report: Apple Is Unhappy With the One-Day Battery Life Of the Watch

There’s abig, open question mark hanging over the Apple Watch: how long will the battery last? There’s a reason why Apple didn’t bring it up at all in Tuesday’s keynote. The company simply isn’t very happy with the battery life on the device. Recode’s John Paczkowski says that his sources tell him that the battery…

Tech News Pranav Dixit Sep 10 '14

Report: Apple Watch Will Need Charging Every Day

Amidst all the fist-pumping and Bono-goofing yesterday, one piece of information was conspicuously absent: The Apple Watch’s battery life. What’s the point of strapping a tiny computer to your body if it needs constant charging? According to Re/code, even Apple hasn’t quite figured out the battery dilemma yet. After Tim Cook mentioned charging Apple Watch…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Sep 10 '14

China’s Answer To DARPA’s BigDog Looks Awfully Familiar

The arms race to develop hideous-looking dog-like robots is now officially underway. This quadrupedal “bionic mobile platform” was recently showcased at the 2014 Beijing International Emergency Rescue Expo. Hmm, now where have we seen this before…. Looks like the Chinese government has been paying attention to Boston Dynamics’ YouTube channel. Edwin Kee from Ubergizmo describes…

io9 George Dvorsky Sep 10 '14

Israel’s First “Second Strike” Submarine Is a Dolphin With Nukes

What’s more impressive than sharks with laser beams? Dolphins with nuclear missiles. And that’s the newest member of Israel’s navy. A Dolphin-class submarine, anyway. Christened the INS Tanin, this Dolphin-class submarine is both the largest sub produced by Germany since WWII and the most expensive vehicles owned by the IDF. It’s also widely regarded as…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Sep 10 '14

How Pokemon Say Their Names In Other Languages

With a few exceptions, Pokemon can say only their own names, but that name varies depending on which language you’re playing your game in. This poster highlights some of the alternate Pokemon names from around the world. Artist James Chapman usually posts cartoons comparing onomatopoeias in various languages—and sells them as posters on Etsy. Here,…

io9 Lauren Davis Sep 10 '14

Stephen Colbert Is Really Excited About the Apple Watch

Not even Stephen Colbert is immune to the charms of Apple’s new wearable. But his reasons might have less to do with “intimate communication directly from your wrist” and more about personal validation: “It’s finally cool to wear a calculator watch!” After a jab at Apple’s glitchy livestream, Colbert smashes his old-timey analog watch to…

Tech News Alissa Walker Sep 10 '14

Only One Woman Survives The Apocalypse… And Then She Finds A Bottle

My story “As Good As New” is up at Tor.com. And I’m pretty sure you’ve never read a post-apocalyptic story like this one. Let’s just say that the only thing guaranteed to survive the end of the world is a magic bottle — containing someone who’s bound to grant three wishes. Unfortunately, making the right…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 10 '14

An Architect’s Guide to Famous Villain’s Lairs

Say what you want about villains, they have spectacular architecture. But they’re also a nightmare to create — which is why we don’t have more undersea bases or faces carved into mountains in real life. Here are the weirdest design specs of some of the most famous villain lairs. The Death Star The Death Star…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Sep 10 '14

Google Voice Is Dying and It’s Beautiful

I am a huge fan of what Google Voice can do. That’s why I’ve been calling for a mercy kill, so that its best features can thrive in something other than a limp husk of a service. And now that Google is finally beginning to merge Voice into Hangouts, the process has started in earnest.…

Tech News Eric Limer Sep 10 '14

Everything Apple Announced Yesterday

This is Apple’s biggest year yet—the line may sound trite, but at least this time, it actually holds some weight. Yesterday, not only did Apple finally give in to a (way) bigger iPhone, but after years of what’s seemed like years of will-they-or-won’t-they, Apple has finally entered the smartwatch game. And at least from what…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg Sep 10 '14

This Smart Lightbulb Adjusts to Your Behavior

In the home of the future, there will be no light switches, but the light will always be perfect, syncing itself with the sun and adjusting to your circadian rhythm. The smart home vision for future of lighting is energy efficient and completely responsive. And according to Stack,that future is now. The lighting companyjust announced…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Sep 10 '14

This Giant Moon-Gazing Rabbit Reminds Us To Dream About The Impossible

Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, known around the world for his playful, super-sized animal sculptures, has unveiled his most recent creation: a daydreaming bunny looking towards the sky. As DesignBoom reports, the huge white rabbit lounges lazily on the grassy arch of a former Taiwanese military bunker, with outstretched arms and floppy ears resting comfortably on…

io9 Mark Strauss Sep 10 '14

What Huge Star Wars: Episode 7 Spoiler Did J.J. Abrams Just Reveal?

A Timelapse Of All The Different Sights Astronauts See From The ISS

Samsung Storage, Credit Card Knives, Save $10 on Destiny [Deals]

Report: Microsoft Will Ditch the Windows Phone and Nokia Names

Thorin’s Company looks marvellous as Lego figures

Time Capsule of Unpublished Books Won’t Be Opened Until the Year 2114

A Visual History of the iPod Click Wheel (R.I.P.)

Facebook Is Testing Self-Destructing Posts

Report: Apple Is Unhappy With the One-Day Battery Life Of the Watch

Report: Apple Watch Will Need Charging Every Day

China’s Answer To DARPA’s BigDog Looks Awfully Familiar

Israel’s First “Second Strike” Submarine Is a Dolphin With Nukes

How Pokemon Say Their Names In Other Languages

Stephen Colbert Is Really Excited About the Apple Watch

Only One Woman Survives The Apocalypse… And Then She Finds A Bottle

An Architect’s Guide to Famous Villain’s Lairs

Google Voice Is Dying and It’s Beautiful

Everything Apple Announced Yesterday

This Smart Lightbulb Adjusts to Your Behavior

This Giant Moon-Gazing Rabbit Reminds Us To Dream About The Impossible

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